Attica Region
administrative region of Greece
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Summary
Attica Region is an administrative region of Greece[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of administrative region of greece entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,150 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Decentralized Administration of Attica[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Head of government: Giorgios Patoulis[5], Nikos Chardalias[6]
- Capital: Athens[7]
- Shares border with: Central Greece Region[8], Peloponnese[9]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Central Athens Regional Unit[10], North Athens Regional Unit[11], West Athens Regional Unit[12], South Athens Regional Unit[13], East Attica Regional Unit[14], West Attica Regional Unit[15], Piraeus Regional Unit[16], Islands Regional Unit[17]
- Part of: Decentralized Administration of Attica[18]
- Commons category: Attica[19]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[20], UTC+03:00[21]
- Inception: January 1, 1987[22], 2011[23]
- Official website: https://www.patt.gov.gr[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Attica[25]
- Population: 3,814,064[26]
- Office held by head of government: governor[27]
- Replaces: Attica Prefecture[28]
- Official name: Περιφέρεια Αττικής[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Attica[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Attica[31]
- Native label: Περιφέρεια Αττικής[32]
- Category for people buried here: Q86358610[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Attica[34]
- Area: 3808.1 km²[35]
- Number of viewers/listeners: 1,252,493[36]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Attica[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Attica Region include Attiki Odos[38], a highway system[39], in Greece[40].
Why It Matters
Attica Region has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include Attiki Odos[38], a highway system[39], in Greece[40].